scholarly journals Demografsko starenje stanovništva Šibensko-kninske županije: grandparent boom

Geoadria ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Snježana Mrđen ◽  
Dolores Barić
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Ageing Process ◽  
Fertility Rates ◽  
Age Composition ◽  
Demographic Ageing ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Rural Exodus ◽  
Littoral Area

This paper analyses demographic ageing of the population in the County of Šibenik-Knin by using basic demographic indicators based on data collected from population censuses from 1971 to 2011. It analyses spatial differentiation of the ageing process at the level of the County, micro-regions, towns/municipalities and settlements. The research also provides a comparison of population ageing in different counties of the Republic of Croatia, from which it is evident that the County of Šibenik-Knin, as well as the Country of Lika-Senj, has the oldest population in Croatia. Ageing in the County of Šibenik-Knin, which was triggered by extreme rural exodus that was most intensive from the end of 1960s to the early 1970s, as well as by continuous declining fertility rates and by inherited age composition, was recorded at all territorial levels of the County. Although the ageing process started in littoral area (Primorje), hinterland (Zagora) experienced a faster and more intensive ageing. Based on numerous indicators of demographic ageing and its intensity, and compared with the point value indicators of ageing, it is evident that the population of the County of Šibenik-Knin is characterized by advanced old age. However, more than half of the observed settlements are characterized by very advanced or extremely advanced old age.

scholarly journals Population ageing patterns in Małopolskie voivodship by poviats until 2030

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
Jolanta Kurkiewicz ◽  
Oskar Knapik
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
Ageing Process ◽  
Dependency Ratio ◽  
Age Dependency ◽  
Demographic Ageing ◽  
Demographic Projection ◽  
Population Structures ◽  
Age Dependency Ratio

Abstract.The aim of the paper is to demonstrate differences and similarities in population structures of the poviats of Małopolskie voivodship in the years 2010‒2030, with particular attention to population ageing. To describe the ageing process two types of indicators are used, namely conventional and prospective measures. As conventional ones we assume the percentage of the population aged 65 and over, and the old-age dependency ratio expressed as the number of persons aged 65 and over per 100 persons aged 20‒64. The same aspects of population ageing are expressed by a new group of measures based on a fresh concept for measuring age, the so-called prospective age. Unlike chronological (retrospective) age, prospective age takes into account the changes in life expectancy that occur in the period under consideration. Using the data coming from Demographic Years Book 2011, and from Demographic Projection 2008‒2011 (www.stat.gov.pl) some types of population ageing patterns in Małopolskie voivodship by poviats until 2030 are demonstrated. They count both differences in population ageing of poviats in Małopolskie voivodship and the dynamics of this process in view of conventional and prospective measures. The general features of demographic ageing in Małopolskie voivodship in 2010‒2030 are formulated in conclusions.

scholarly journals Starość demograficzna obszarów wiejskich i jej zróżnicowanie

2017 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Wasilewska
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Spatial Diversity ◽  
Ageing Process ◽  
Demographic Ageing ◽  
Spatial System ◽  
The City

The aim of this paper was denominating of the spatial diversity of the level of demographic ageing and the dynamics of the ageing process of population in the rural areas against the background of this process in cities in Poland. The investigations were conducted for the period of 2000 to 2015. Old age demographic measures were used in static and dynamic terms. There was a considerable variation in the demographic ageing and ageing of the population in the spatial system and in the city-countryside cross-section. A lower level of demographic ageing and a lower dynamics of this process have been observed in rural areas than in cities.

scholarly journals Households of Vojvodina according to the type of settlement at the beginning of the 21st century

2006 ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Jelena Predojevic
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Demographic Ageing ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Municipal Level

The main goal of the paper is the analysis of the demographic picture of households of Vojvodina according to the type of settlement, on the basis of the data from the 2002 census. Special attention would be directed to the changes developed in the last decade of the 20th century. The analysis would be based on the following demographic indicators: the number of households the average size of the household, the structure of the household according to the number of members of a specific age, as well as the structure of the old-age (65+ years) households. The picture of the situation would be related to the households of Vojvodina according to the type of settlements and the possession of agricultural estates, while the analysis of the number, average size and the structure of the households according to the number of members would be also related to the municipal level (according to the type of settlement and possession of agricultural estates). It is expected that the results of the analysis would show the continuation of the already far-developed trend of the so-called demographic ageing of households increase in the share of households with old persons, specially the single old-age households, and that the greatest changes in the preceding decade were related to the households in the urban settlements of Vojvodina.

Dynamic monitoring of changes in medical and demographic indicators in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from 1998 to 2018

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-36
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Dynamic Monitoring ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic

We studied the medical and demographic indicators in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) for the last 20 years (1998–2018). A decrease in the population by 4,7 % (р<0,01) was revealed in the Russian Federation in the period 1998–2008, 3,4 % decrease, followed by its growth by 2,8 % (р<0,01); a decrease in the number of rural population in the republic and an increase in the urban population were observed. By the beginning of 2019, in comparison with the 2003 data, an increase in the population by 1.9% (р<0,01), a decrease in the number of able-bodied people in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) at the beginning of 2019, as compared to 1998, were revealed, by 8,2 %, in the Russian Federation – by 4,7 % (р<0,01). In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) the birth rate remains high, the mortality rate is relatively low, and the natural population growth is maintained.

Perceived Stress Predicts Subsequent Self-Reported Problems With Vision and Hearing: Longitudinal Findings From the German Ageing Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 016402752110273
Author(s):  
Markus Wettstein ◽  
Hans-Werner Wahl ◽  
Vera Heyl
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
German Ageing Survey

Although stress is a risk factor for various diseases in later life, its role for sensory abilities in the second half of life has rarely been empirically addressed. We examined if perceived stress at baseline predicts self-reported difficulties with vision and hearing 3 years later. We also explored whether chronological age is a moderator of associations between stress and sensory difficulties. Our sample was derived from the German Ageing Survey and consisted of n = 5,085 individuals aged 40–95 years ( M = 64.01 years, SD = 10.84 years). Controlling for baseline self-reported sensory functioning, socio-demographic indicators, self-rated health and chronic diseases, greater perceived stress at baseline predicted greater self-reported difficulties with vision and hearing 3 years later. The effect of stress did not vary by age. Our findings suggest that, from middle adulthood to advanced old age, stress is a risk factor for increases in self-perceived problems with vision and hearing.

scholarly journals The regional differentiation of the demographic movements in the Republic of Macedonia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjanka Madjevikj ◽  
Biljana Apostolovska Toshevska ◽  
Svemir Gorin ◽  
Marija Ljakoska
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
Demographic Processes ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Economic Regions ◽  
Geographical Characteristics

Abstract The Republic of Macedonia covers an area of 25,713 km² and according to data from the census conducted in 2002, it has a population of 2,022,547 inhabitants. In the past, the Republic of Macedonia was characterized by some significant demographic changes, including a decline in the average annual rate of population increase. The enhanced immigration movements and sudden decline in the rates of natural population increase have led to changes in distribution of the population and to a spatial differentiation in the population. The long period of transition in the country has been reflected in the spatial development of the country and its demographic processes and to relocation of the population. The different natural-geographical characteristics, unequal regional development potentials, unequal economic development, and demographic characteristics have led to changes in the demographic situation of certain regions. The regions that continually lose part of its population clearly differ from these regions that are characterized by an increased population which is leading to a greater concentration of people in certain location. Further decades with a declining birth rate, followed by a change in the values of population increase, together with migration movements, particularly from the rural and less developed economic regions, has resulted in a decline in the population. The different zones of depopulation and concentration in a simple way express the complex relationships in the population composition.

scholarly journals Stereotypes of Old Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 69-88
Author(s):  
Christiane Monteiro Machado ◽  
Jorge Pedro Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Ageing Process ◽  
The Media ◽  
Advertising Spending ◽  
Negative Stereotyping

Ageing, more than a demographic phenomenon (a consolidated process in Europe, still a recent one in Brazil), is a social construction influenced by the media. Advertising, which simultaneously reflects and contributes to the construction of social values, uses stereotypes as a tool for creating easily identifiable characters. This study aims at identifying aspects explored by advertising messages using stereotypes to portray older people. The sample consists of nineteen pieces selected from more than 4,500 posts on Facebook and Youtube by the ten companies with the largest advertising spending in Brazil from July 2017 to June 2018. Among the 104 pieces that feature elderly people, nineteen did use stereotypes. In twelve of them, positive stereotypes, always related to longlife accumulated experience, while seven included negative traits, such as elderly people losing touch with reality, having difficulties with technology, poor social interaction, physical impairements, or old-fashioned clothing. Negative stereotyping reflects an outdated perspective of the ageing process.

STATE OF ASPEN FORESTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN AFTER THE DROUGHT OF 2010.

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Сингатуллин ◽  
Irek Singatullin
Keyword(s):  
Wood Decay ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
First Year ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Age Composition ◽  
Permanent Sample Plots ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Aspen Forest ◽  
Forest Conditions ◽  
Birch Forests

After drought of 2010 in the Republic of Tatarstan aspen was drying. In 2011-2016 a study was conducted to determine the extent of shrinkage, identify patterns in shrinkage of stands, different in age, composition, types of forest conditions, fullness, with laying of temporary and permanent sample plots. The shrinkage reason was the drought of 2010 and the subsequent infection of aspen by bacterial dropsy. The drought has affected all aspen forest zones of the Republic of Tatarstan, a greater degree of attenuation are ripe and overripe aspens. There are no dependencies of shrinkage from the type of forest conditions, composition, completeness and diameter. The carried studies have revealed the dynamics of species change after the continuous sanitary felling in mixed aspen-birch stands, exposed to desiccation. Birch in the forest-steppe zone for its 40 years almost completely lost the ability to coppice after felling and does not participate in the formation of a new stand. After shrinkage of mixed aspen-birch forests the pure aspens of coppice origin with low commodity properties are formed. The nature of drying aspen after bacterial dropsy disease differs from birch: there is thinning of the crown and the bark on the trunk cracking, its peeling it. After drying the wood decay begins on the perimeter in the butt, which together with the inner rot, leading to a breakdown of the trunk at height of 1.0 - 2.5 m, and formation of windbreaks. At the top of the stem above the breaking, the wood remains clean and can be used in the first year as the firewood. It is necessary to tidy shrunken and withering aspen trees in the first year of shrinkage, when the process of timber destruction is not yet begun and timber felling is not associated with risk to life.

scholarly journals When longevity meets vitality

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi G. J. Westendorp ◽  
Frank H. Schalkwijk
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Ageing Process ◽  
Social Security Systems ◽  
Average Life Expectancy ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Age Related

Alarmed by the sustainability of our health and social security systems, longevity has become a great societal challenge. In line with evolutionary logic we see a continuous increase of average life expectancy and maximal lifespan. Striving for a healthy old age, however, is an infelicitous expression as for human subjects the ageing process cannot be ultimately postponed. Not disregarding the huge variation in health trajectories, in old age we will all suffer from frailty and infirmity. As yet efforts of the biomedical arena are almost exclusively focused on stalling the ageing process and preventing dysfunction. Too little effort is spend on how to inspire and coach the great majority of people who still feel relatively well notwithstanding the presence of multiple age-related disorders. There is a strong rationale to separate the quest to live in good health for longer from actively and effectively negotiating the challenge of functional decline in old age. In particular, we emphasise a focus on adjusting the environment in order to correct the gene–environment mismatch that contributes to ill health. An additional strategy is to empower people to set ambitions and to realise appropriate goals, in spite of infirmity. Striving for vitality presents a striking opportunity to achieve subjective feelings of life satisfaction when ageing.

scholarly journals Reversing the Malthusian paradigm on retirement age

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Deboosere ◽  
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Keyword(s):  
Pension System ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Dependency Ratio ◽  
Age Composition ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
The Social ◽  
Productivity Increase ◽  
Il Y A ◽  
Economic Thinking

RésuméLa démographie a toujours influencé la pensée politique. La décision récente d’aug­menter l’âge à la pension dans beaucoup de pays développés est inspirée par l’évo­lution importante de la composition par âge de la population. Mais il y a en réalité peu d’arguments pour augmenter l’âge à la retraite si l’on tient compte de l’ensem­ble des données démographiques et économiques. Une interprétation souvent trop simpliste et même parfois erronée d’indicateurs démographiques contribue à cette démarche. L’utilisation systématique d’indicateurs démographiques dans la discussion sur la viabilité du système des pensions et de la sécurité sociale est selon nous souvent inspirée par la théorie de l’économie de l’offre. Un aspect crucial est le fait que la croissance de la productivité est ignorée ou minimisée. À cet égard, la discussion actuelle présente une profonde similitude avec l’approche Malthusienne de la population.AbstractDemography always influenced political thinking. The recent decision to increase the age of retirement in many high-income countries is driven by a dramatic chan­ge in the age composition of the population. We argue that there is in fact no need to increase the age of retirement and that many aspects of the current evolution both in demography and in economy are overlooked. Moreover, some demographic indicators such as life expectancy or the dependency ratio are often interpreted in a simplistic and erroneous way. The systematic use of demographic indicators to discuss the sustainability of the pension system and of the social security system is in our view often inspired by the supply-side way of economic thinking. A crucial aspect is that productivity increase is ignored or minimalized in the discussion. In this regard the discussion has many similarities with the Malthusian approach of the population question.

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